"Okay." The employee stood up and weighed all the gold pieces one by one in front of everyone.

"Wow, this gold is huge! I've never seen such a big gold nugget before. Where did you find it?"

"This one isn't small either, about the same size as the last one."

"Haha, look at the shape of this gold, it really looks like a geoduck clam."

This guy weighed the gold for a while, and he was so happy with himself that he talked non-stop. No one else said anything, they just nodded from time to time.

"Alright, the scale is done. The gold weighs a total of 55,241 grams."

"As for the rest, I can't calculate it for you." The guy took a step back and chuckled.

Although he's a bit talkative, he's not stupid. You can decide the gold loss yourselves; I won't get involved.

After all, with such a large amount of gold, even a little bit more or less loss would amount to real gold and silver.

"Let's say 30%. This is 110 catties of gold. After deducting losses, multiply by 400, and this gold is worth about 17 million."

"Jianguo, do you have any opinions?" Brother Qi asked, holding a calculator.

"No, Brother Qi, you can calculate it however you like. We've known each other for so many years, a little more or less doesn't matter." Chen Jianguo spoke frankly.

"Holy crap, 110 jin of gold! This is the first time I've ever seen gold weighed in 100-jin scales." Li Chunlai exclaimed in astonishment upon hearing the number, whispering to Huang Fei.

"Damn, it's like nobody's ever seen it." Huang Fei grinned as well.

What does it mean to own over 100 kilograms of gold?

It's like putting gold into sacks so heavy that an ordinary person couldn't even lift them.

"Hey, we've been talking about our relationship for so many years, let's not dwell on the trivial details. Some of these gold pieces have pretty good shapes, maybe they can fetch a high price at auction."

"I won't argue with you any longer. Eighteen million, transfer it!" Brother Qi said, taking out his phone to notify the finance department.

"Hey, Brother Qi, don't be like that. Seventeen thousand is fine, why bother with eighteen thousand? If you can sell it, it's yours, it has nothing to do with me. I'm just selling a gold nugget for the price of a dog's head." Chen Jianguo quickly stopped him upon hearing this.

"What are you talking about? I'm helping you sell it. If you say it like that, wouldn't I be a middleman? Just take it, don't dawdle." Brother Qi pressed down on the phone to speak.

"No, no, just 1700. Any more and I'll get angry with you." Chen Jianguo stepped forward and hugged Qi Ge, trying to snatch his phone.

Making an extra million from someone for no reason, what kind of nonsense is this?

While it's true, as Brother Qi said, that some gold could be sold for a little more, we still need to find buyers to hold onto the inventory.

The extra million that Brother Qi gave him will almost certainly be lost.

Therefore, Chen Jianguo absolutely could not accept this money.

"What's the rush? Whether you're in a hurry or not, that's all you have. There's nothing more." Qi Ge said, then started sending a voice message to the accountant.

"Hey you, send 18 million to Jianguo now."

"Hey, no way, don't listen to him!" Seeing that he couldn't snatch the phone, Chen Jianguo could only interrupt him with his voice.

Meanwhile, the accountant on the other end was so exhausted from clicking on the voice message that she was completely numb.

"Who is that? No way! You give Jianguo... hehehe, 1800... don't listen to him!"

"What the hell is this? I can't understand a single word."

The accountant listened several times but still couldn't be sure how much money they were talking about or who they were paying for.

Although he could roughly guess the situation, it was still a considerable sum, and if something went wrong after the transaction, who could afford the consequences?

"Chairman, could you please repeat that? Who are you calling, and how much money are you calling? My hearing hasn't been working well lately, so I can't hear you very clearly." The accountant coughed lightly and sent a voice message.

About ten minutes later, Qi Ge finally sent a WeChat message.

"Give Chen Jianguo 17.8 million."

This time it was incredibly clear, without the "lè lè lè" sound.

"Yes, Chairman."

The accountant replied that they were preparing to transfer the money.

"You, you, do you really think we're short of 200,000?" Brother Qi put down his phone and looked at Chen Jianguo helplessly.

“I wanted you to pay 1,700, but you wouldn’t agree,” Chen Jianguo said, putting his arm around his shoulder.

"Is he really leaving this time?" Brother Qi didn't dwell on the question.

“We’re really leaving. It’s been so long since I’ve been home. But don’t worry, we’ll make one last appearance at the mine before we go. If anyone causes trouble again, just let me know and I’ll be there.” Chen Jianguo assured him.

"Alright, it's been a long time since I've been home. Go back and spend more time with your family. Let's have one last drink today, and you can leave tomorrow," Brother Qi arranged.

"Of course! It's on me, you pick the place," Chen Jianguo said with a smile.

"Of course you have to treat me. You've made so much money, how can I possibly treat you?" Brother Qi said matter-of-factly, then laughed at himself.

"Let's go, let's all go together, let's go now." Brother Qi turned around and called to Chen Feng and the others.

"Okay, I'm off."

Several people followed behind Brother Qi, while Chen Feng deliberately lagged behind. As Brother Qi left, Chen Feng took out a piece of gold from his pocket and placed it in the most conspicuous spot in Brother Qi's office.

That piece of gold is probably worth over 400,000.

Although it was an abandoned mine that Brother Qi didn't want, in the end, it was still his mine.

They mined nearly 20 million yuan worth of gold at Brother Qi's mine; how could they possibly have taken it all?

Consider this piece of gold a small red envelope for Brother Qi.

Ultimately, it all comes down to human relationships and social dynamics.

After another meal, they both got completely drunk, and within three hours, Qi Ge was already slurring his words.

"Hey, how did you guys find so much gold? You're really good at finding things!" Brother Qi asked, his eyes glazed with drunkenness as he put his arm around Chen Jianguo.

"It's just good luck, and I even dug up a piece of gold in our old yard," Chen Jianguo said, popping a peanut into his mouth.

"What? There are still some in our yard? Where?" Brother Qi was shocked when he heard that.

I've lived here for so many years, how come I didn't even know?

"Right at the entrance of the compound, we dug up the cement ground to get that piece of gold out. It was a lot of work," Chen Jianguo said, slapping his thigh with a laugh.

"Is the pit big?" Qi Ge suddenly felt a pang of heartache.

"It's not big, it's just a small pit," Chen Jianguo grinned, pointing to a plate.

"Oh, that's alright, we can just pile it up again and it'll be back to normal." Brother Qi looked at the plate and breathed a sigh of relief.

Upon hearing this, Chen Feng couldn't help but lower his head and take a bite of food.

He dug that pit; how could he not know how big it was?

Even the plates need to be as big as a table!

I wonder what Qi Ge's expression will be when he finds out years later.

Happy New Year everyone! Wishing you all the best! Mwah!